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private life

noun

  1. the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It cites "interference" with private life rights under article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Externally, however, it might have looked as though he was in retirement as his private life was garnering way more attention than his side quests.

“It’s not like he’s got a private life and then he’s got his work life. He’s one whole person. A big part of the culture here is making it not just about the player but bringing the kids in and the wives in and making everybody feel part of the club.”

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"It tells us a lot about his private life - or more accurately, that he didn't have a private life," he explains.

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Historians have long debated why Hitler was so completely devoted to politics, "to the almost total exclusion of any kind of private life", and this could help to explain that.

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